Micronic receives record value order for multiple LRS11000 systems for TFT photom
Micronic receives record value order for multiple LRS11000 systems for TFT photomask production Täby, Sweden, August 7, 2001 -- Micronic Laser Systems AB (Stockholmsbörsen's Attract 40: MICR), a leading supplier of laser pattern generators for semiconductor and display photomasks, today received an order for two LRS11000 TFT systems from a major Japanese customer. The first system will be installed during the fourth quarter of this year, while the second installation is scheduled for the first half of 2002. The LRS11000 is a high-throughput laser pattern generator for producing high quality TFT-LCD photomasks. With multiple exposure beams, HyperChannel data path, AutoCalibration and a host of other technologies, the Micronic LRS11000 is optimized to for outstanding, cost-effective photomask production. "This order solidifies our dominant position in the market for TFT-LCD photomask laser writers," said Sven Löfquist, President and CEO of Micronic Laser Systems AB. "The multiple order confirms the strength in the display market in contrast to the weak semiconductor market. We are very pleased to continue to have a good early understanding of our customers' needs as the first part of the order gives us the backlog needed to meet our sales outlook for the year." About Micronic Laser Systems AB Micronic Laser Systems AB is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of a series of extremely accurate laser pattern generators for the production of photomasks. The technology involved is known as microlithography. Micronic's systems are used by the world's leading electronics companies in the manufacture of television and computer displays, semiconductor circuits and semiconductor packaging components. Micronic is located in Täby, north of Stockholm and at present has subsidiaries in the United States and Japan and a service office in Taiwan. Micronic's net sales for 2000 amounted to MSEK 704 and the company has 330 employees. Micronic maintains a web site at: http://www.micronic.se Company contact: Agency contact: Sven Löfquist Dylan McGrath President & CEO The Loomis Group, Inc. Tel: +46 8 638 52 00 Tel: +1 415 882 9494 sven.lofquist@micronic.se dylan@loomisgroup.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/07/20010807BIT00140/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/07/20010807BIT00140/bit0001.pdf